Page 2: Historical Events In August - 11

1748  On this day in history joseph Schuster, composer   

1757  Jose Pradas Gallen, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1772  On this day in history explosive eruption blows 4,000' off Papandayan Java, kills 3,000   

1772  The birth of Jean Victor Moreau, French general on this day in history.   

1772  Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount/general on August - 11.   

1778  Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, founder of turnverein (gymnastics) movement on this day in history.   

1780  On August - 11 barbados hurricane begins   

1786  On this day in history captain Francis Light establishes the British colony of Penang in Malaysia   

1794  On this day in history jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht, composer, dies at 72   

1799  Joachim de Barrande, French paleontologist/geologist on this day in history.   

1804  On August - 11 francis II assumes the title of first Emperor of Austria   

1805  On August - 11 pieter J Elout van Soeterwoude, Dutch judge/member of parliament   

1807  David R Atchison, pres of USA on March 3rd 1849 on this day in history.   

1811  On this day in history judah P Benjamin, US lawyer/minister of Confederacy navy [or Aug 6]   

1820  Janos Lavotta, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1823  On this day in history charlotte Mary Yonge, England, writer (Heir of Redclyffe)   

1824  On August - 11 new South Wales is constituted a Crown colony.   

1828  On August - 11 edward Saloman, Gov (Union), died in 1909   

1832  On this day in history thomas Ogden Osbord, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1833  Robert Green Ingersoll, NY, author/politician/agnostic (Att Gen-R-Ill) on August - 11.   

1835  On August - 11 george B Airy begins 46-year reign as England's Astronomer Royal   

1836  On August - 11 cato M Guldberg, Norwegian mathematician   

1837  On August - 11 marie Francois Carnot, engineer/French pres (1887-94); assassinated   

1844  On this day in history jernej Kopitar, filmologist/censor (Slavic Grammatica), dies at 63   

1852  Nicolaas Plomp, Dutch architect (Strugle), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1858  On August - 11 first ascent of the Eiger.   

1858  Christian Eijkman, Neth, bacteriologist (avitaminos, Nobel 1929) on August - 11.   

1860  Nation's first successful silver mill (Virginia City, Nev) on this day in history.   

1860  Nation's 1st successful silver mill (Virginia City, Nev) on August - 11.   

1860  Alfred Coville, French historian (Lesson etats de Normandie) on this day in history.   

1860  James Wilson, politician on August - 11.   

1862  Carrie Jacobs Bond, Janesville Wisc, songwriter (I Love You Truly) on August - 11.   

1863  French protectorate over Cambodia is established on August - 11.   

1863  Cambodia becomes French protectorate on August - 11.   

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1467  Mary of York, English princess (d. 1482) was born on August - 11.   

1600  On this day in history birth of paul Hallman, composer   

1613  Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer was born on this day in history.   

1635  Thomas Betterton, London, actor/dramatist (Coriolanus) was born on this day in history.   

1667  Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (d. 1743) was born on August - 11.   

1673  Richard Mead, London, physician was born on this day in history.   

1718  Sir Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (d. 1791) was born on August - 11.   

1720  On this day in history birth of martin Gerbert, composer   

0353  On this day in history death of magnentius, Roman usurper (b. 303)   

0449  On this day in history death of flavian, Patriarch of Constantinople   

0480  Death of Leonidas, King of Sparta (b. circa 540 BC) on this day in history.   

0897  On August - 11 death of wilfred the Hairy, Count of Barcelona   

1171  On August - 11 louis I, Earl of Wage/Rieneck, dies   

1180  Guillaume de/Willem van Sens, Fren master builder (Canterbury), dies on this day in history.   

1183  Christian I, archbishop of Mainz, dies on this day in history.   

1204  Death of King Guttorm of Norway (b. 1199) on this day in history.